James Birmingham

James Birmingham, of the Long Cane Militia, is considered to have been the 1st Patriot killed in the
South during the American Revolution. Not much is known about him other than he might have
lived on Penny's Creek off of Long Cane Creek in present Abbeville County. He was killed during
the 1st Battle of Ninety Six at the Stockade Fort, November 19-21, 1775.

In 1972, human remains were found at the Stockade Fort by Stanley South of the University of South
Carolina's Institute of Archeology and Anthropology. Further investigation still needs to be done
to determine if the picture above really is of Patriot James Birmingham. The skeleton is currently
stored at the Institute of Archeology and Anthropology in Columbia, South Carolina.

Research is currently taking place and as more information is verified it will be posted here.